Human Resources Information System (HRIS)

The key to successful HR planning is information. Any organization is able to collect, store, and evaluate large amount of information about the internal and external environments. For many organizations, mechanical techniques for dealing with this large amount of information are no longer adequate. Fortunately, there now exist very sophisticated computerized systems that allow the organizations to cope with these information demands.

A Human Resource Information System (HRIS) or Human Resource Management System (HRMS) is much more that a computerized skills inventory. An HRIS is integrated approach to acquiring, storing, analyzing, and controlling the flow of information throughout the organization. It is a system which seeks to merge the activities associated with human resource management (HRM) and information technology (IT) into one common database through the use of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software. The goal of HRIS is to merge the different parts of human resources, including payroll, labor productivity, and benefit management into a less capital-intensive system than the mainframes used to manage activities in the past. Also called Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS) .

The Human Resources Information System is helpful for different organizations to set measurable benchmarks to acquire, train and retains the best employees, co-ordinate employee job descriptions with areas of responsibility, schedule training for recertification, safety, and revised work procedures, provide incentives to motivate and improve employee performance, track accident statistics and implement corporate strategies to improve overall health and safety. While the database provides quick access and track for the entire work history, every employee can be able to view only their personal information over systematic human resource information system.

HRIS Users:

HR professional (such as HR manager)

Support staff

Lower level employees

Middle level employees

Upper level employees

Executives and Directors